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tour
TO-ur
tower / fortress
French: tour / forteresse
Tour ya kala etelemi naino.
The old tower still stands.
La vieille tour est encore debout.
Tower, fortress (corrected from ngala which means turn/shift). From French tour. Kongo elders also speak of ndako ya nzombo (fortified houses) in historical contexts.
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